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strongly striate-punctate ; interstices about as wide as striae. 

 Length, 1^-1J mm. 



Hah. — Queensland: Mulgrave River (H. Hacker). 



In my table the female would be placed with amabile, 

 from which it differs in its much smaller size, more compact 

 form, and sparser and more regular clothing ; the males would 

 be placed with condensatum and cemulum, which are also 

 larger and have very different elytral clothing. In build it 

 is like small specimens of subopacum, but the legs are pale. 



The legs are very sparsely clothed, the rostrum is glabrous 

 except at the base. On the elytra the pubescence is almost 

 confined to a distinct line on each interstice. The interstices 

 are about the same width as the striae, but at the first glance 

 their clothing causes them to appear much narrower. 



Apion congestum, n. sp. 



Black, or with parts dark-reddish-brown ; legs mostly 

 flavous, rostrum and antennae variable. Rather densely 

 clothed (more densely on under than upper surface) with 

 white or whitish pubescence, but somewhat variegated on 

 elytra. 



Head with fairly numerous but partially-concealed punc- 

 tures. Rostrum lightly curved; in male fairly stout, very 

 little longer than prothorax and with numerous but mostly 

 partly-concealed punctures ; in female longer and thinner than 

 in male, with sparser and smaller punctures, concealed only 

 towards base. Antennae inserted at basal fourth of rostrum 

 in male, slightly nearer the base in female. Prothorax 

 moderately transverse, sides lightly constricted near base and 

 apex, and rounded in middle, base about once and one-half 

 the width of apex ; with fairly dense and rather strong punc- 

 tures ; sub-basal fovea rather shallow. Elytra about twice as 

 long as wide ; strongly striate-punctate ; interstices wider than 

 striae, with numerous small punctures. Length, 2-2^ mm. 



Hah.— Queensland : Chillagoe, Kuranda, Cairns (H. 

 Hacker), Port Denison (Macleay Museum). 



One of the specimens before me could fairly be regarded 

 as having the body (including the rostrum) black. This would 

 render its position in my table (depending greatly on colour) 

 uncertain. But comparing it with amabile it differs in the 

 rostrum being shorter and more noticeably curved, and in 

 its black tarsi. Condensatum, is a smaller species with a 

 slightly shorter rostrum and variegated elytral clothing. 

 JEmulum has the rostrum almost straight. Philanthum is a 

 smaller species with the tarsi not entirely dark, rostrum 

 straighter, etc. Fascosuturale is a smaller species, with longer 

 rostrum and paler tarsi, etc. 



